This
year we will again base the series on race participation NOT race placement.

If
you are a new race director and want your race to be part of the series you can
contact Braveheart at jimmcdonell1@gmail.com.

It works as
follows:

First of all, There is NO fee to
participate.

Runners
must register for eachrace
individually. To participate in the series, racers contact Dave Sykora at
snowshower58@gmail.com with name, email address and phone number
stating that you want to be in the series.

Important:
In order for the race to count you will be required to report your participation
in each race to Dave within a week of completing the race. Only races that
are part of the series will count. Participating races can be found on
theSnowshoe Event page and are indicated by a "Braveheart Series" designation. If there are multiple races
for one event you may do any or all of them provided you complete each race
entered.

Note:
The USSSA National Competition: Any of the races completed will
count for the series. This includes the citizens and relay races. See www.snowshoeracing.comfor
event schedule and regulations.

This
year the series will have 4 race classifications:

Open

Mountaineering
/ Classic

Clydesdale
/ Athena

Kilter’s

Open
Class-
The participant may wear any size and or style snowshoe as long as the
snowshoe is no smaller than the minimum requirements of the United Stated
Snowshoe Association (USSSA).See:
www.snowshoeracing.com

Mountaineering
/ Classic Classthe Mountaineering and Classic class will be combined this year for
the drawing portion of the awards.

Note: There are race venues that have their own regulations for their
Mountaineering race; i.e. Perkinstown, Badger State Games and Stomp the Swamp.
It is recommended that you abide by these regulations. If you wish only to
acquire points towards the Braveheart Series follow the series regulations, DO
NOT enter the venues Mountaineering race and PLEASE notify the venues race
director of your intention before the start of the race.

Classic
– Requires the participant to wear a wood frame snowshoe. The
snowshoe can be any size and any decking material, but the snowshoe must have a
wood frame.

Athena
/ Clydesdale Class - Athena
is female 150lbs+ and Clydesdale is male 200lbs+.
You will not be weighed; it will be on the honor system.

Kilter’s
Class – Any
race participant that wears a kilt for any of the classes noted above will be
entered in the Kilter’s class.

Note:
You may only score one series point per race even if you qualify for more than
one class.

Series Prizes:

There
will be separate drawings for each of the race classifications, so participants
will be eligible for more than one prize.

Prizes
will be awarded based on drawings held at the end of the season at the Lakewoods
Midwest Championships. For every series race completed and reported to Dave
Sykora the participant’s name will be entered into a drawing.

Prizes
will include: 3
pairs Dion snowshoes and assorted Dion apparel, two
pair of ALTRA running shoes and other items from SILENT GLIDE.

A
special award, hand-made by Braveheart, will be given to all participants who complete 8 or more series races. These special awards will be awarded at the Lakewoods
Midwest Championships or if winners not present they will be given out the following winter
at races. You DO NOT need to be present to receive a series award, but you will need to be present to receive a door prize. Only one door prize will be awarded per individual unless there are more door prizes than banquet attendees.

This year we will have an award for the racer that completes the most races in the series. If there is a tie for most races, a random drawing of those names will determine who wins the award.

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Championship).

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